17th century Road Map

An uncoloured specimen of the 1698 edition. No left and right hand blank margins with some slight trimming. I have seen this before with this plate as it is slightly larger than other road maps in the Britannia.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A rare opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A rare opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining on edges otherwise good

17th century Road Map

The First Edition of this road map without the plate number in the bottom right hand corner. This map was sold by me many years ago and has now come back into stock. Attractive hand colouring. Good clean condition with wide margins. This map was framed many years ago in a black and gilt hogarth moulding so if you are able to collect you will have a frame that just needs a little touching up. If not then it can be unframed and the map alone posted to you.

You may also be interested in the following item which is the original page of text that the purchaser bought and also had framed

The First Edition of this road map without the plate number in the bottom right hand corner. This map was sold by me many years ago and has now come back into stock. Attractive hand colouring. Good clean condition with wide margins. This map was framed many years ago in a black and gilt hogarth moulding so if you are able to collect you will have a frame that just needs a little touching up. If not then it can be unframed and the map alone posted to you.

17th century Road Map

Gloucester, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Warwick, Coventry. Few worm holes near the centre fold in the top and bottom blank margins. This map has been in a sunk mount and framed for 30 years or more. There are traces of the masking tape used to hold in in the mount on the edges of all four edges and across each corner. Hand coloured. Lightly toned.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail. Some light water staining.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail. Some light water staining.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining

17th century Road Map

This map was purchased framed an on unframing it I found that the top quarter of an inch of the top blank margin had been attached to a sheet of backing card. I thought it safer not to try and remove this. All over light toning to the map. Nicely hand coloured. No tears or repairs.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A rare opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Royal arms surmounts the page with mermaid supporters. Initial letter showing road surveyors

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Rare Ogilby Text

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Plate 92. Chelmsford, Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds. Price: 27.00

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A rare opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some light water staining otherwise good.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

17th century Road Map

No plate number and with the rare page of original text.Straight from the atlas formerly in the library of Robert George Windsor-Clive, Earl of Plymouth. UNCOLOURED. A few light brown spots in left and right margins.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A rare opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

17th century Road Map

1675 edition with no plate number and with the rare page of original text.Straight from the atlas formerly in the library of Robert George Windsor-Clive, Earl of Plymouth. UNCOLOURED. Some very light browning in the two side blank margins.

Rare Ogilby Text

The rare double sided page of folio text published in 1675 describing the route in great detail.A unique opportunity as it is very unlikely that I shall able to offer this again.Some water staining otherwise good

A must read

for the lover of Maps, Roads and History

I was 19 when I got hooked on antique maps. There are quite a few of the early cartographers who we know a bit about about and their life stories make interesting reading. There is one English mapmaker who stands out as someone rather special who appears to have had a most interesting life. He is JOHN OGILBY. Yes you know he was the first to map the roads of England and Wales and yes you might have read that he had an interest in dancing. If you want to know more about the man who created that 17th century map hanging on your wall then you must read this book published in 2016 - The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira. In this book the author brings a fascinating hidden history to light, and reveals that Ogilby's celebrated Britannia is far more than a harmless road atlas: it is, rather, filled with secrets designed to serve Charles II's sinister purpose.

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